ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First and foremost we would like to thank the artists in the exhibition, without whom this show would not be possible. We are also grateful to the incredible team of curators who accepted the challenge of collaborating on this project to share a more diverse view of Amazonia. Thank you to Keyna Eleison who provided the theoretical background of our conversations and helped conceive of the project. We also want to thank: Omayra Alvarado-Jensen, María Paula Bastidas, Maria Berbara, Philippe Bon, Carmo Johnson Projects, Simon Castets, Carmen María Fernández-Salvador Ayala, The Huni Kuin Artists Movement( MAHKU), Tie Jojima, Beatriz López, Courtney J. Martin, Suchitra Mattai, Daniela Moscoso, Gabriela Moyano, Isabela Muci Barradas, Matteo Norzi, Monique NouhChaia SookdewSing, Luis Pérez-Oramas, Horacio Ramos Cerna, Bruno Reis, and Patricia Zalamea Fajardo. A special thanks to Clarice Oliveira Tavares.
The presentation of Amazonia Açu is made possible by generous support from the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the Consulate General of Brazil in New York with Instituto Guimarães Rosa, the Cowles Charitable Trust, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. In-kind support is provided by the Hochschild Correa Collection and Instituto de Visión.
Americas Society acknowledges the generous support of the Arts of the Americas Circle members: Amalia Amoedo, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Virginia Cowles Schroth, Emily Engel, Isabella Hutchinson, Carolina Jannicelli, Diana López and Herman Sifontes, Elena Matsuura, Maggie Miqueo, Maria Mostajo, Antonio Murzi, Gabriela Pérez Rocchietti, Marco Pappalardo and Cintya Poletti Pappalardo, Carolina Pinciroli, Erica Roberts, Sharon Schultz, and Edward J. Sullivan.
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